Brafield-on-the-Green

Brafield-on-the-Green is a civil parish and small village in West Northamptonshire.

Brafield-on-the-Green

The village pond
Brafield-on-the-Green
Location within Northamptonshire
Population636 [1]
666 (2011 census)[2]
OS grid referenceSP820587
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The villages name means 'Hill-top open country'.[3]

Location

Brafield is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Northampton, in the shire county of Northamptonshire[4] known as "Northants" along the A428 road about 16 miles (26 km) north-west of Bedford.

Brafield Stadium

Brafield Stadium known as Northampton International Raceway hosts BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. As early as 1949, local entrepreneurs staged midget car racing at the stadium, as part of a national attempt to introduce the sport from the US. It also hosted speedway. The team known as the Flying Foxes took part in the Southern Area League in 1954. The team was renamed the Brafield Badgers and interspersed individual meetings with matches against reserve sides from British League tracks. The Speedway closed for good at the end of the 1967 season.

References
  1. Office for National Statistics: Brafield-on-the-Green CP: Parish headcounts Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 November 2009
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Brafield%20on%20the%20Green
  4. "Northamptonshire County Council website". Retrieved 21 February 2010.

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